All five men featured here came through the ranks of the School of American Ballet. In a company built for choreography, they offer vivid individuality while serving the bigger picture. They possess complementary skills, artistry, and temperaments. Too young to have worked with Balanchine or Robbins, they are still instrumental in defining the new NYCB. Nearly all mentioned Peter Boal, Nikolaj Hübbe, and Jock Soto as role models or mentors. Three have siblings who dance professionally. And each one has a story.